V C Garden Street is in a mess. Big stream of students use it. And people want GCC to relay it now.
V C Garden Street is a key feeder street. It takes big traffic at peak hours, from the St Mary’s Road side and the Sai Baba Temple / P S …
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State plans for ‘Smart Urban Roads’ has inadequate focus on pedestrian, bus, and cycling infrastructure. Says NGO working on civic issues.
The Tamil Nadu Highway Department’s recently launched infrastructure project, ‘Transformation of Existing Roads to Smart Urban Roads,’ has drawn attention for its inadequate focus on pedestrian, bus, and cycling infrastructure …
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Composting, herbal products and gardening skills: themes at Enviro Day meet at this R. A. Puram zone
The R K Nagar community in R A Puram celebrated Environment Day with a string of events held at the local park zone on Sunday, June 4. A group of …
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Reps of residents associations present key issues that bug the area; MLA, councillors attend meet
Representatives of over 25 residents’ associations took part in a meeting that the Mylapore MLA, Dha Velu had hosted on Sunday last at a private wedding hall in Mandaveli. The …
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MLA to host meet for heads of residents’ associations in Mylapore zone. May 28 evening.
Engal Mylai, an umbrella voluntary body ideated by Mylapore MLA, Dha Velu is hosting a meeting on May 28 in Mandaveli for the heads of all Mylapore zone residents’ associations …
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Minister visits KVB Gardens where residents protested about severe power supply breakdown
The loud protests against power outage, two days ago, made by residents of KVB Gardens, a densely habited colony on Kamaraj Salai in R. A. Puram’s south got some attention. …
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Civil society groups ask state to release fishers now in jail for questioning process of alloting new flats off Marina
Civil society groups have petitioned the chief minister and the chairman of the TN Urban Habitat Development Board to release from jail four fishermen of Nochikuppam, located off the Marina …
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Waste Collection Camp this weekend in R. A. Puram. May 13, 14. Drop off plastic, electronics, clothes, toys
The R. K. Nagara community in R. A. Puram is organising a Waste Collection Camp this weekend. With the assistance of three private agencies, the drive asks people from all …
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This R. A. Puram community interacts with heads of agencies that clear garbage, debris
A body of a section of the R. A. Puram community has interacted with heads of local units of civic workers to improve services. RAPRA’s executive committee members hosted an …
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Traffic island in Alwarpet junction to be named after film maker K. Balachander
A traffic island at the west end of Luz Church, near Kauvery Hospital, is to be named after well-known film director, late K. Balachander. This step was taken following representation …
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Chennai Metro: R. A. Puram petrol bunk suspends business to facilitate tunnelling work. On side of KVB gardens barricaded.
A busy petrol bunk in R. A. Puram has suspended its operations this week to facilitate work by Chennai Metro. This bunk is at the roundabout after Jesus Calls campus …
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Marina Loop Road fishers write to chief minister asking that this area be declared fishers zone
Fishermen based off Marina Loop Road have formally written to chief minister M. K. Stalin asking that zones in this area must be marked out for boat landing, fish clearing …
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